The essence of life purpose

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-170

  Hodges, Pamela J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Life purpose; Nursing; Philosophy; Psychosocial; Spirituality; Theories

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DATA BASE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HOPE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; LIFE PURPOSE; NURSING RESEARCH; OPTIMISM; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFFECT; CONTROL; EMPATHY; EXISTENTIALISM; HAPPINESS; HUMANISM; INDIVIDUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SATISFACTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CRITICAL CARE; EMPATHY; EXISTENTIALISM; GOALS; HAPPINESS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANISM; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MORALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; POSTMODERNISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67649635787     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CNQ.0b013e3181a28041     Document Type: Review

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